One Kansas City restaurant is helping out their friends in the restaurant community.
Thai Place in Waldo served 150 meals on Thursday to food service industry workers who are out of work.
Thai Place teamed up with the Open Belly Podcast and Chow Now to make the effort possible.
AN INTITIATIVE WELAUNCHED TO HIGHLIGHTSTORIES OF GOOD BEINGDONE DURING THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON BRINGS US ONESUCH STORY -- OFWORKERS LOOKING AFTERTHEIR OWN.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGTODAY, ONE LOCALBUSINESS IS HELPING OUTTHEIR FRIENDS IN THERESTAURANT COMMUNITY,SERVING MEALS TOPEOPLE THAT ARE OUT OFWORK.THAI PLACE IN WALDO ISSERVING 150 MEALS TOFOOD SERVICE INDUSTRYWORKERS.THEY TEAMED UP WITHTHE OPEN BELLY PODCASTAND CHOW NOW TO MAKEIT POSSIBLE.DANIELLE LEHMAN - HOST OFOPEN BELLY PODCASTSReally the idea was justto have one event but I"vehad some other folks reachout that are interested in doingthis again next week, sowe"re totally open aboutpartnering with otherrestaurants or sponsors in thecommunity that want to feedpeople.THE OWNER ANDEXECUTIVE CHEF OF THAIPLACE SAYS SHE WANTEDTO DO SOMETHING TOHELP, AND THIS IS WHATMADE SENSE.PAM LIBERDA- OWNER/EX.
CHEFOF THAI PLACESI feel really great rightnow because a lot of peoplecan benefit from this and Ireally wanted to help peoplethat even if they"re not outof a job but they still hadtheirhours cut, they can still comeget a hot meal becausesometimes it can brightenyour day, something a simpleas a hot meal.get a hot meal becausesometimes it can brightenyour day, something a simpleas a hot meal.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGTHE OWNER SAYSTHEY"LL BE SERVINGMEALS FROM 11:30-2:30EVERYDAY FOR AS LONGAS THEY CAN.
THEY"REALSO STILL OPEN FORREGULAR BUSINESS IN THEEVENING FOR DELIVERYAND CARRYOUT ORDERS.REPORTING IN Kansas Ci